Improvement in parlor-skates



iai-tell' ttttt inert (tithe Letters Patent No. 109,026, dated November 8, 1870.

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IMPROVEMENT lNv PARLOR-SKATES.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Ptent and making part of the same.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, TILMA'N F. Leak, of Montgooi ery, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ajabama, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Parler orRollcr-Skates; and l do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art nto make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming part ot' this spot-ilimition, in whieh- Figure l isdetail longitudinal section oi' a skateJ illustrating my invention.

Figure 2 is a` detail perspective view ot the forward roller-frame and rollers.

Figure 3 is a perspective view ot one ci thc plates attached to the skate-wood.

Similar letters of reference indicate corrcslmluling parts.

My invent-ion has for its object to furnish au improved parlor or roller-skate, which shall be simple in construction and reliable in use, being so constructed that the wood ot' the skate may rock upon the roller- 'Ii'aines to enable the said wood to rock to accommodate itself to the necessary movements ot' thc foot; and

It consists inthe construction and combination of various parts ot the skate, as hereinafter more fully described.

A is the wood of the skate, upon which thefoot rests, and which is provided with a heel-plate, B, and

straps G, for seeming it firmly to the i'oot in the ordinary manner. v

lo the under side of the forward and rear parts of the wood A are securely attached metal plates l), which have sockets d1 formed upon their under sides near one end, and inclined and shouldered projections d2, with rounded edges formed upon them near their other ends. l

Upon the middle part ot' the under side of the plates D are formed projections d3 with rounded edges.

E is the base-bar of the roller-frames, upon one end of which is formed ahalflround tenon, c1, to enter and rock in the socket dl of the plated).

Upon the upper side of the bar or plate E is formed `a longitudinal groove, c", in which rest the rounded edges of the projections (Z2 d3, as shown in fig. l.I

'lhe forward edge of the upper side of the bar or plate E is beveled oit, as shown in tig's.`1 and 2,lto rest againstthe shoulder of the projections d2, and sustain the longitudinal push of said bar or plate E.-

lo the ends otl the bars or plates E, furthest from the tenons e, are attached, or upon them are formed, arms ld, to and between the lower ends of which are pivoted the rollers G, the arms F of the rear plate E being` at such a distance apart as to receive a single roller, and the arms li of the forward plate or bar E being at such a dist-ance apartas to receive two rollers, (l.

.lhe middle part ot' the forward bar or plate E has a third arm, j, attached to it, which projects in such' a direction that its outer end may be midway between and in a line with the outer ends of the arms F, to support the middle parool' the shaft upon which the two rollers (i work, and, at the Sametime, to kccpthc said rollers apart.

The bars or plates E .are held in place upon thel plates D by the screws H, which pass through the wood A through rubber blocks Ilplaeed in recesses in the under side of thowood A, through holes in the plates D, and screw into holes in the plates or bars E, thus allowing the roller-names to rock in their seats, while being, at-the same time, firmly secured in place.

rlhis construction ot the skates allows the skater to stand more lirml y upon the skates,"c11ables him to turn in less space, and causes the skates to yield more naturally to the movements of the ankle, thus enabling the skater to skate more easily, naturally, and gracefully than with skates otherwise constructed.

lrL'tving thus described my invention,

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Iatcnt- The socket-plate D d* l2 d, applied to the base-bar E c* c2 of a parlor-skate, as described, and for the purpose set forth.

TILMAN F. LEAK. XVitnesses M. B. OAMPBELII, S. D. HoLT. 

